Edmonton International Cat Festival!

SAVE THE DATES for our May 2-31, 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival! 🎉😻 We’ve got FREE and low-cost CATivities running all May culminating in our festibal finale (Canada’s biggest cat party) on May 31! Tickets go on sale for each event on specific dates, so save ticket pages to grab a limited spot! 100% PURR-CEEDS FROM THE EDMONTON CAT FESTIVAL ARE DONATED TO SUPPORT LOCAL RESCUES! Our two main 2025 recipients are: @scars_care & @hopeliveshererescue . 🐱 EDMONTON CAT FESTIVAL MAY 2-31, 2026 😻 Edmonton Cat Tour - Caturday, May 2 🎟️ Tickets on sale Mon, April 13 at 11 a.m. 📍 French Quarter / Bonnie Doon & Area 😻 Cat/Kitten Yoga - Sun, May 3 🎟️ Tickets on sale Tues, April 14 at 11 a.m. 📍 @yogalifestudios South with @communitycatsyeg 😻 Sip ‘N Purr at Cheery Cat Co. - Sun, May 3 🎟️ Tickets on sale Tues, April 14 at 11 a.m. 📍 @cheerycatco with @spiltbar 😻 Cat/Kitten Yoga - Sun, May 10 🎟️ Tickets on sale Tues, April 14 at 11 a.m. 📍 @yogalifestudios South with @communitycatsyeg 😻 A Cat Paint Night - Tues, May 12 🎟️ Tickets on sale Mon, April 20 at 4 p.m. 📍 @thecommonyeg with @ColetteBachand.Art 😻 Cat Meet-up In the Park - Caturday, May 23 🎟️ Tickets Available RIGHT MEOW! 📍 Paul Kane Park (10220 121 St.) 😻 CLAWS OUT - 18+ Cat-themed Drag Show with @QueerJoyYEG at @99tenyeg on Wed, May 27 🎟️ Tickets on sale Mon, April 27 at 4 p.m. 📍 9910 with @albertasphynxrescue 😻 Cat/Kitten Yoga - Sun, May 31 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Festival Class 🎟️ Tickets on sale Mon, May 4 at 11 a.m.l 📍 MacEwan Robbins Centre 10910 104 Ave. with @yogalifestudios & @communitycatsyeg 😻 Edmonton International Cat Festival Finale (CANADA’S BIGGEST CAT PAWTY!) Sunday, May 31, 2026 🎟️ Tickets Available RIGHT MEOW! 📍 MacEwan Robbins Centre 10910 104 Ave. CELEBRATE CATS, CAT CULTURE AND CAT PEOPLE WITH US AT CANADA’S BIGGEST AND LONGEST-RUNNING CAT FESTIVAL! Since 2014, we have donated $187,000 to Edmonton area rescues. THANKS TO OUR MEOWNY PURRR-TNERS! 🙏🏻🐾 Tap the link in our bio to see all May 2-31, 2026 Cat Festival events and ticket pages! SEE YOU IN MAY! #yeg #exploreedmonton #yegcats #yegcatfest

A big thank meow to everyone who came out to our two sold-out cat / kitty yoga classes of the 2026 Edmonton Cat Festival!!! 😻🫶🏻 We are grateful for the purrrtnership of @janellesnowyoga and @yogalifestudios , helping us raise money for our cat yoga rescue partner @communitycatsyeg ! 🙏🏻 Our final two sold-out cat yoga classes take place AT our Festival Finale on Sunday, May 31, Canada’s biggest celebration of cats! 😻 The 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival runs May 2-31 with cat-themed festivities throughout Edmonton all month long, culminating in our Festival Finale, Canada’s biggest and longest-running cat pawty, on Sunday, May 31 in downtown Edmonton. We are Canada’s biggest and longest-running cat festival, that celebrates cats, cat people and cat culture, while raising money for cat rescues! Since 2014, we have donated $187,000 to Edmonton area rescues. #yeg #yegcats #yegpets

ENTER THE CAT POETRY CONTEST ✍🏻📝😻 Cat lovers! Submit cat poems in one of three poetry cat-egories for our 2026 Cat Poetry Contest: – Cat Haikus – Topic: Cats & Nature – Cat Limericks – Topic: Funny Cats – Cat Odes – Topic: Cats We Have Loved & Lost You are welcome to submit poems in all three cat-egories, or multiple poems per cat-egory! Anyone who submits a poem will receive a free ticket to the festival! You may also be selected to read your poem aloud at the 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival - Sunday, May 31, 2026 on the Main Stage presented by City of Edmonton Animal Care & Control Centre. The Cat Poetry Contest is part of a Main Stage presentation with author, poet and cat lover Catherine Owen @mslyricspoetryoutlaws , who is also offering a one hour drop-in festival workshop on writing and singing your cat a song (Lullabies, Raps and Rock Songs for Cats). The workshop takes place from 1-2 p.m. in a festival breakout room and the Cat Poetry Main Stage session takes place from 2:30-3 p.m. (Sunday, May 31, 2026). Tap the link in our bio to learn more and SUBMIT YOUR POEM BY MAY 24, 2026 😻 — The 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival runs May 2-31 with cat-themed festivities throughout Edmonton all month long, culminating in our Festival Finale, Canada’s biggest and longest-running cat pawty, on Sunday, May 31 in downtown Edmonton. We are Canada’s biggest and longest-running cat festival, that celebrates cats, cat people and cat culture, while raising money for cat rescues! Since 2014, we have donated $187,000 to Edmonton area rescues. #yeg #yegcats #yegpets

ENTER EDMONTON’S MOST PURR-FECT CAT PHOTO CONTEST! 😻 📸 presented by the City of Edmonton Animal Care & Control Centre! Deadline: Sunday, May 24, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. WIN PURRR-IZES & PURRR-STIGE! Submitted cat photos will be shown on the big screen at the 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival - Sunday, May 31, 2026 and a panel of judges will select a Top Three “Most Purr-fect Cats” who will win prizes! Submit 4 photos of your cat in the following four CAT-egories to qualify for the contest: 😸 Every day 😸 Formal 😸 Swimsuit 😸 Answer to the question: how would your cat make the world a better place? You are welcome to submit multiple cats per household. DEADLINE TO SUBMIT PHOTOS: SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Tap the link in our bio to LEARN MORE, get your cats ready, and enter the photo contest by the Sunday, Mar 24, 2026 deadline. — The 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival runs May 2-31 with cat-themed festivities throughout Edmonton all month long, culminating in our Festival Finale, Canada’s biggest and longest-running cat pawty, on Sunday, May 31 in downtown Edmonton. We are Canada’s biggest and longest-running cat festival, that celebrates cats, cat people and cat culture, while raising money for cat rescues! Since 2014, we have donated $187,000 to Edmonton area rescues. #yeg #yegcats #yegpets

Dental hygiene is so impurrtant for the health of our furry family members! Ahead of our 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival - Sunday, May 31, 2026, festival purrtner and Edmonton vet clinic Harvest Pointe Animal Hospital @harvestpointeanimalhospital is sharing a few Dental Tips for Cats! 🐈🦷🪥 Did you know that between 50-90% of cats over the age of four are affected by dental disease? Dental disease doesn’t just cause bad breath and pain but can also negatively impact the health of other organs, such as the heart, kidneys, liver, and brain. The good news is that most forms of dental disease are preventable and treatable! In this post, Dr. Hayley Mandrusiak of Harvest Pointe Animal Hospital shares 6 Steps for a Healthy Mouth. Tap the link in our bio to read the blog / dental tips. Be sure to visit Harvest Pointe Animal Hospital’s booth at the Sunday, May 31, 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival—and catch their purrsentation on senior cat care on the Main Stage presented by Animal Care & Control Centre - Edmonton. 😻 — The 2026 Edmonton International Cat Festival runs May 2-31 with cat-themed festivities throughout Edmonton all month long, culminating in our big, festival finale pawty on Sunday, May 31 in downtown Edmonton. We are Canada’s biggest and longest-running cat festival, that celebrates cats, cat people and cat culture, while raising money for cat rescues! Since 2014, we have donated $187,000 to Edmonton area rescues. Visit our website and view all Edmonton Cat Festival Month of May events & tickets. #yeg #yegcats #exploreedmonton #yegarts

Thanks to everyone who came by during the Cat Tour and grabbed our kitty cupcakes! 🐾

This weekend the Edmonton International Cat Festival held the very first Edmonton Cat Tour in @frenchquarteredmonton and area! Thanks to Nanc Price Photography @mad_me for capturing beautiful moments from the Cat Tour! Thank you to everyone who joined us for this ameowzing kick-off to CAT MONTH in the city, leading up to our big FESTIVAL FINALE Pawty on Sun, May 31 in downtown Edmonton!! 🥳 Check out photos taken by Nanc Price Photography @mad_me . 📸😻 A big shout out to Edmonton’s French Quarter - Quartier Francophone d’Edmonton, area businesses & @yegconnector for supporting our inaugural Cat Tour! Thanks to local Cat Ameowssadors who attended as well! @leothelynxie @wawa_willow_scottishfold @kittymojito (Nyxie), @timandkev , @mouseasaurusrex , @messi.with.neko & @tigger.casper ! Thanks to cat tour cats, Twilight, Lady & Boba, Jasper & Louis, Adele & Frida, Jeffrey & Gaston, and Juno & Ferguson! Thanks to City of Edmonton Mayor @andrewknack for attending and proclaiming May CAT MONTH. Thank you to MLA @janis.irwin for attending and sharing an Alberta Legislative official scroll commemorating our inaugural Cat Tour! Thank you to festival sponsors: Festival Sponsor: @edmontons_best_hotels Main Stage: Animal Care & Control Centre - Edmonton Programming: @harvestpointeanimalhospital @cheerycatco @paintedparrotfacepainting @letspopyeg @yogalifestudios @colettebachand.art @dollyscocktails @99tenyeg @queerjoyyeg @spiltbar @blenderzgarmentrecyclers @shopweirdneighbour @robindesign @tabletopcafe Friend of the Festival: @sarahsfibrearts @piko_app Costco Business Centre @albertafertility @theroyalkittyinn @littlekittyrex @pongopetsupplies @weruva @mikethyking - Realtor Nanc Price @mad_me Photography @lillia.wan Photography bnkops.com (Photography) 😻 We donate 100% purrceeds to cat rescues. This year’s supported rescues are Second Chance Animal Rescue Society - Alberta @scars_care & Hope Lives Here Animal Rescue Society @hopeliveshererescue . Tap the link in our bio to visit our website and find all Cat Month of May events & ticket information! #exploreedmonton #yeg #yegcats

Sip & Purr, part of @edmontoncatfest is a wonderful event 🐾✨ Hosted at @cheerycatco , the event was full of cozy vibes, cat lovers, and plenty of purrs. Nyxie had the best time meeting so many amazing people—she loved all the attention from fellow cat enthusiasts who stopped by to say hi! @imnittythekitty made an appearance too 💛 Plus, the 'Magic Lemonade from @spiltbar was the perfect refreshing touch while we mingled and celebrated all things feline. As an ambassador for the Edmonton International Cat Festival, Nyxie was right at home connecting with the community and spreading the love for cats 🐱 Check out the other great activities happening throughout the month leading up to the big day on May 31st! #yegcatfest #lifeofnyxemmy #catsofedmonton #catsofinstagram #catinfluencer

@edmontoncatfest events kicked off this weekend for cat lovers of all ages! 🐾 We had the chance to check out the Sip ‘N Purr event at @cheerycatco and spend time with the sweetest kittens from @cheerycatrescue 🐈‍⬛ Don’t miss the Festival Finale Paw-ty on May 31 — featuring cat-themed vendors, celebrity cats, cat yoga, and plenty of interactive CATivities. Early bird tickets are on sale now, and kids 12 & under get in FREE! Search “Cat Fest” on our website for all the details! #yegcatfest #FamilyFunEdmonton #YEGKids #EdmontonEvents

First Cat Tour in Edmonton!! There were lots of cat people gathering and we walk through the neighborhood to meet the kitties!! Thank you for @edmontoncatfest holding such meowmazing event!! Will see everyone in the Cat Fest!! #cat #cattour #yegcats #adventurecats

Hey Janis, want to come to Edmonton’s first ever Cat Tour? 🐈 Start the car, Oregano!! 🚙 💨 What a great way to spend a little bit of my Caturday. Thank you @edmontoncatfest , @lindork , @yegconnector , @frenchquarteredmonton , and all who made the event so lovely 🙏🐈‍⬛

Nyxie had the absolute honor of taking part in the very first @edmontoncatfest Cat Tour as an official Cat Fest Ameowssador for the Edmonton International Cat Festival! 🐾 The Edmonton International Cat Festival is such a special celebration of all things feline—bringing together cat lovers, local businesses, and the community to support cat-focused initiatives and rescue organizations, all while having a whole lot of fun. From unique events like the Cat Tour to creative collaborations across the city, it truly showcases Edmonton’s love for cats and vibrant local culture. What a perfect way to kick off Cat Month in Edmonton—surrounded by fellow cat enthusiasts and celebrating everything that makes cat culture so special! 🐱✨ We met so many wonderful people along the way who absolutely adored Nyxie and made the day unforgettable ❤️ A big thank you to @frenchquarteredmonton for your warm hospitality, and for wrapping up the afternoon with treats and good vibes at @duggansboundary and @flirtcupcakes ! #yegcatfest #lifeofnyxemmy #catsofedmonton